{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-506","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 19-3B-506","heading":"Overdue Distribution.","body":"(a) In this section, “mandatory distribution” means a distribution of income or principal that the trustee is required to make to a beneficiary under the terms of the trust, including a distribution upon termination of the trust. The term excludes a distribution subject to the exercise of the trustee’s discretion regardless of whether the terms of the trust (i) include a support or other standard to guide the trustee in making distribution decisions or (ii) provide that the trustee “may” or “shall” make discretionary distributions, including distributions pursuant to a support or other standard.\n(b) Whether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may compel a mandatory distribution of income or principal to a beneficiary, including a distribution upon termination of the trust, if the trustee has not made the distribution to the beneficiary within a reasonable time after the mandated distribution date.","path":["Title 19 Fiduciaries and Trusts.","Chapter 3B Alabama Uniform Trust Code."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=19-3B-506","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"23258b2c4feedb26ab463ca0c21d504b3736f5747ce15bb9c712d3424809dbe3","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-505","next":"us-al/ala.-code-19-3b-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}